Mid-Market Account Executive - Northern Europe (m/f/d)

Statista
London, United Kingdom
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for B2B sales professionals who build territory plans and manage complex deals, with a preference for those experienced in outbound sales and multilingual in Northern Europe.

Best fit for

  • B2B sales professionals with 2–5 years of experience in closing new business and creating pipeline through outreach
    — “2–5 years of B2B sales experience, including responsibility for closing new business.”
  • Candidates with strong territory-planning and discovery skills, particularly in high-value account targeting
    — “Build and execute a territory plan that prioritises high-value target accounts.”
  • Individuals comfortable with multilingual communication and international client engagement
    — “Fluent English. Professional working proficiency in Dutch or Swedish is an advantage.”

Things to consider

  • Requires consistent outbound activity and the ability to manage multiple deal stages simultaneously
    — “Generate your own pipeline through consistent, tailored outbound activity, while following up promptly on inbound interest.”
  • Involves a balance between new business development and handover of won accounts with detailed context
    — “Negotiate and close new business, then hand over won accounts with clear context on customer goals and agreed next steps.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to generate pipeline and close deals independently in your resume and interviews
    — “Generate your own pipeline through consistent, tailored outbound activity.”
  • Showcase your experience in leading discovery conversations and qualifying opportunities
    — “Lead structured discovery conversations to understand customer needs, qualify opportunities and identify where Statista can deliver value.”
  • Emphasize your skill in connecting solutions to customer priorities and creating value-focused proposals
    — “Develop proposals that connect our solutions to customer priorities and recognise opportunities for larger deals.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Building and executing a territory plan that prioritises high-value target accounts
  • Generating pipeline through consistent, tailored outbound activity
Typical background
Experience in B2B salesBackground in enterprise sales

Skills & requirements

Required

B2B SalesTerritory PlanningDiscovery And QualificationProposal DevelopmentNegotiation And Closing Deals

Preferred

DutchSwedish

Stack & domain

B2B SalesTerritory PlanningDiscoveryQualificationCommercial CuriosityProposal PreparationNegotiationClosing Deals

About the role

Original posting from Statista via Ashby

At Statista, we’re all about facts and data, for we are the world's leading business data platform. By providing reliable and easy-to-use data as well as various data analytics products and services, we empower people worldwide to make fact-based decisions.

Founded in Hamburg in 2007, we have quickly grown into a global company with offices in major cities such as London, New York, Berlin and Tokyo. And we still have a lot of plans. Our constant growth does not only prove our success, but also keeps creating new development and career opportunities for our employees.

We value and celebrate our diverse culture. You are welcome here for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or whether you prefer bar graphs to pie charts. Your story matters – keep writing it as part of our team.

Are you ready to join us?

YOUR TASKS

  • Build and execute a territory plan that prioritises high-value target accounts.
  • Generate your own pipeline through consistent, tailored outbound activity, while following up promptly on inbound interest.
  • Lead structured discovery conversations to understand customer needs, qualify opportunities and identify where Statista can deliver value.
  • Develop proposals that connect our solutions to customer priorities and recognise opportunities for larger deals.
  • Own your new-business ARR target, maintain healthy pipeline coverage and forecast accurately.
  • Negotiate and close new business, then hand over won accounts with clear context on customer goals and agreed next steps.
  • Continue developing the account-planning and deal-management skills needed for more complex enterprise sales.

YOUR PROFILE

  • 2–5 years of B2B sales experience, including responsibility for closing new business.
  • A track record of achieving sales targets and creating pipeline through your own outreach.
  • Strong territory-planning, discovery and qualification skills, including the judgement to step away from poor-fit opportunities.
  • Commercial curiosity and the ability to uncover relevant metrics and explain business value.
  • Experience preparing proposals, negotiating and closing deals.
  • Fluent English. Professional working proficiency in Dutch or Swedish is an advantage.

What we offer

In addition to our great team, culture, and our shared goal of empowering people with data, there are many other things that make Statista a great place to work! Join us and benefit from:

  • Work from abroad up to 30 calendar days a year
  • Hybrid work and flex-time
  • International team and social events
  • Subsidized urban mobility and access to fitness and wellness options
  • Free access to Langdock and all its amazing functionalities
  • Career & training opportunities
  • Attractive locations and modern offices
  • Mental health support with OpenUp

Some of the benefits listed here apply only to the German entity and to Junior-level roles or above.

Source: Statista careers (Ashby)

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